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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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